Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council is a
local government
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body in
Tasmania
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, situated on the central east coast of the state. Glamorgan-Spring Bay is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 4,528,
[ the major towns of the region include Bicheno, Orford and ]Triabunna
Triabunna is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Glamorgan–Spring Bay in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-east of the city of Hobart. The has a population of 905 for the stat ...
with Swansea the principal town.
History and attributes
Glamorgan-Spring Bay was established on 2 April 1993 after the amalgamation of the Municipality of Glamorgan and Municipality of Spring Bay. The council derives its name from the region of Glamorgan in Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. Glamorgan-Spring Bay is classified as rural, agricultural and medium (RAM) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.
The Maria Island
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and Freycinet national parks are contained in the region.
Suburbs
Not in above list
* Douglas River
* Freycinet Peninsula
The Freycinet Peninsula is a large peninsula located on the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The peninsula is located north of Schouten Island and is contained within the Freycinet National Park.
The locality of Freycinet is in the local ...
* Maria Island
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* Nugent
* Runnymede
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* Schouten Island
* Tooms Lake
* Woodsdale
See also
*List of local government areas of Tasmania
Councils of Tasmania are the 29 administrative districts of the Australian state of Tasmania. Local government areas (LGAs), more generally known as councils, are the tier of government responsible for the management of local duties such as ro ...
References
External links
Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council official website
Local Government Association Tasmania
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Local government areas of Tasmania
Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council